I'm Nothing Without You Chap 25

Klive blinked and looked up. There was a knock on his door and his thoughts were awaken. ‘Come in.’ He sighed. Lately his thoughts tend to drift from his work to the girl, he can’t erase from his mind. He keeps on thinking about Ticiatriz but he knew too well he can’t be with her. The girl already dumped him and he was damn tired of chasing her and pleading for her love when it was obvious the person she truly loved was Gareth. He couldn’t stand a chance to that fact.

‘Sir…’ his secretary said nervously. ‘You asked for your schedules today.’

Klive nods. I’m better off without her, he tried to convince himself. I don’t care anymore. He said mater- or- fact to himself.

‘You have a lunch meeting with the CEO of Killian Group of Companies but-’

‘I’m not going!’ he said. ‘Cancel it!’ Well, the guy has a pride!

His secretary winced. ‘Ah… sir…’

‘What?!’

She cleared her throat. ‘Ms. Killian’s secretary called minutes ago. She wants me to inform you that Ms. Killian can’t come. She has another business to attend. But someone will replace her… so the meeting-’

He flinched hearing those words. ‘The nerve of that girl!’ Klive said. He sighed. ‘You can go now.’ His secretary hurriedly walked towards the door. He can’t blame her. For the past three weeks his disposition weren’t good. He was always on foul mood. Raising his voice to his employees, he easily noticed his employee’s fault, from their work, punctuality to the way they addressed him and worse he noticed every trivial things like his employees shoes to their uniforms. Every little fault he’d noticed he'll insult them.

‘Damn it!’ he said. He threw the folders, his secretary gave him. So Ticiatriz didn’t want to see him, again. Klive was so sure about that. This wasn’t the first time she did such thing. Klive sighed again and frustratingly puts his hand on his forehead. ‘Making another excuses…’ he sighed.

‘What shall I do to you? You’re such a stubborn…’ unconsciously he remembered the first time he saw Ticiatriz. She was smiling charmingly at him, she explain to him his situation and willingly offered him the help he needed. ‘Yet beautiful, the most caring person I’ve ever met, the most simplest and radiant of all.’ He sighed. Was he right on listening to Ticiatriz request? Was Ticiatriz using him to forget Gareth? ‘You sure are lucky Gareth. Up until now, she still loves you so much.’

His door flung open. ‘There you are!’ Katherine said. ‘I was looking for you.’ She looked intently at his son. ‘So that was it? You’re giving up on her?’

He shrugged. ‘As if I had a choice, she wants me to give up.’

‘Really? Or you misinterpret it.’ She said. ‘Maybe all she wants was time-’

‘That’s way I’m giving her all the time she wants!’ he said. ‘Why are you here mom? What do you want?’

She smiled at Klive. ‘Can you come with us? My friend and I will go to the hospital and we need someone to drive us there.’

‘NO!’ he shouted. ‘I have business meeting to attend’

‘Klive…’

‘I’m not making excuses. I do have a meeting with…’ Klive sigh. ‘Ms. Killian.’ He said casually.

His mother smiled sweetly at him. ‘That’s good. Finally you two will-’

He stood up and looked at his window. ‘You had it wrong, Mom. It’s purely business.’

Katherine moved towards him. ‘Oh really?’

Klive glared at her.

She placed both of her hands in front of her, palms facing Klive, as if a sign of defeat. ‘Okay…if you say so.’ She said. She then walked quietly at the door. ‘Klive…’ she called without facing her son.

‘What?’ he said without facing her.

‘You should talk to Ticiatriz soon.’ She said. She turned and looked at Klive’s reflection. ‘I want her to wear my new collections this season.’ Katherine saw her son looked at her through the window’s reflection. ‘I also want you to settle down, with her.’ She said honestly. She saw her son’s stunned reaction, she chuckled and without a world she walk outside his office.

Klive whirled around and stared at hid door. ‘If our situation was as simple as one, two, three I’ll make her my bride Katharine, but it’s not.’ He said to himself.

There was a buzz. ‘Sir, you’ll be late with your meeting…’

He sighed and took his keys. He marched instantly to his door and to the car park. The car park was oddly silent. He looked around and found his surroundings normal, nothing unusual but he felt opposite. He walked towards his car. He was about to open his car’s door but he abruptly stop. He heard footsteps but it was barely audible. He didn’t move for awhile and listened carefully but the sound died suspiciously. He took a deep breath and prepared himself for battle.

His phone rings. ‘Damn it!’ he hissed. This was not a good time for such destruction. He took his phone and shut it off. He looked around, still nothing changed. He sighed. ‘I’m paranoid!’ he said, he shook his head helplessly. After their abduction he was always suspicious to the people around him. Somehow he’d expected another incident will happen to him.

He shrugged it off. He was confident nothing will happen. John was his bodyguard after all. He was about to slid inside his car but a strong hand pulled his arm and knocked him. He hadn’t regained much from his shock when someone behind his back covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief. Instantly he smelled something weird on the piece of cloth. Later did he know, he felt so weak and sleepy. ‘Not again…’ he murmured.

Klive moaned and slowly moved his knee towards his chest. Weird thing was, he felt the sun was touching his skin, he smelled salty sea, he heard birds chirping and waves splashing. He instantly opened his eyes. ‘What the?’ he looked around. He was alone on the shore. There was no sign of his abductors or any sign of people around.

Could it be he fell from the yacht, again? But his clothes were dry. He seated on the sand and touched his mouth. Where the hell is he? He looked at the sea. Somehow it looked so familiar to him. He frowned, stood up and started to walk around. He saw a hut ahead of him and decided to ask for help from the people inside it.

He reached the hut but couldn’t believe his eyes. He slowly entered inside. So many good memories he remembered from this hut. Unconsciously he reminisced the first time he open his eyes in this hut and gone wild after realizing he hadn’t remembered anything, the first time he trusted someone with his life, the first time he saw her smile and tears, the first time he saw her sadness through her eyes, the first time they both laughed and the first time he fell in love. He smiled sadly at the memory.

It’s been quite a while since the last time he’d enter Mrs. Henrich’s hut. The place was dusty. He entered the room to his right. It was exactly the room he stayed while he was recovering, and also the room Ticiatriz hugged him. She was trying to calm him. He frowned as he saw her sketch book on the floor. He picked it up and curiously looked at her works. It had been too long since he saw her sketches.

As he had expected to see, almost all of her drawings were Gareth’s portrait. He turned to the last page. He was stunned! She had drawn it the day before she was shot by Oliver, she has the habit of putting dates on her works. The portrait was so expressive. It was as if the artist put her heart on it. He sighed. ‘That girl…’

It was already late afternoon Klive felt his stomach rumbled. He lost track of time. He was sitting on the seashore, staring at the sketch he saw from her sketch book. He was staring happily at it. He forgot about the abduction that was happened earlier.

‘My favorite subject is sunset. I love sunset, it gives me calmness and a promise of a new day.’ Klive heard.

He instantly stood up and faced the owner of the voice. There he saw a chiseled skin girl, with mysterious green eyes that were smiling charmingly at him. The girl had an elbow length brunet hair that was playfully dancing at the sea breeze. She was wearing a white skirt that was just an inched below her knees and a black tube top to match it.

‘Ticiatriz?!’ he asked me without moving his gaze from my face.

‘H-Hi…’ I said nervously at him. I have so many things to say to Klive but I didn’t exactly know where to start. Will he listen to me? Or will he run away from me, exactly as I’ve done to him.

‘What’s the meaning of all this?’ he said. ‘Why I’m here?’

‘I can explain Klive.’ I said in a whisper. ‘Can you listen-’

‘Do I have a choice?’ he asked.

I bit my lower lip. He was still angry. I can’t blame him. I know I hurt him so much. ‘I planned all of these.’

‘What?!’

‘I just want to talk that’s all… I-I mean I have something to tell you before we finally…’ I looked away. ‘Part our ways.’ I said.

He stared at me. ‘Fine!’

I first cleared my throat and took a deep breath. ‘I’m not expecting you to believe me. I guess I need this to move on.’ I said. I looked straight at his eyes. ‘I’d escape reality and lived in a false world to forget Gareth. I thought things will go as I planned but I still couldn’t forget him. Days, weeks, months and year had past still Gareth was on my mind… on my heart.

I didn’t know exactly the reason I can’t moved on. I was still stuck on Gareth… his memories I can’t let go. Maybe because I still can’t accept the fact that he left me, the fact I lost him and the fact that he broke his promise. Before the accident happened he promised me he will never leave by my side.’ I smiled sadly. ‘I guess promises meant to be broken after all.’ I said. ‘But he left me a letter that answered all my questions and doubts.’ I cleared my throat and pause for a moment. ‘He told me to-’

‘Okay!’ he interrupted me. ‘You’re just wasting my time!’ He said. ‘Just give me the bottom line and be over it!’

I flinched. What’s wrong with this guy? I looked at him. ‘The bottom line is… I love you and this time I’m sure of it!’ I said. ‘I can’t blame you if you’re acting so coldly at me.’

He stared at me. ‘What did you just said?’

I sighed. ‘You’re not deaf! I’m sure you heard it.’

He angrily turned his back on me. The nerve of this girl! I can’t believe she just confessed yet she was angry! Klive thought. He looked at the piece of paper he was holding and secretly smiled.

I cross my hands over my chest. ‘I was afraid to love again. I was afraid to be hurt, to be left alone and… I don’t want to betray Gareth… I mean I don’t want to live in guilt. Gareth gave his life to protect me so I’ll live my life loving him, just returning my gratitude to him.’ I said.

He slowly faced me. He was frowning. ‘No one asked you to do so.’

‘I know but I felt obliged. Gareth loved me so much!’ he looked away. I bit my lower lip. ‘But after reading his letter every thing was clear now. Gareth will be forever stayed in my heart.’

Klive sighed. ‘So this means, goodbye then.’ He said seriously.

I looked at him and couldn’t suppress my laughter. Seconds later I gave in. I laugh softly at him. This guy is willingly to let me go just to make me happy! Even if that means he'll be living in a living hell, or something, he’ll do it for me… just for me. I’ll never doubt his love for me again!

He frowned seeing my reaction. ‘What?’

‘You know what,’ I said smiling. ‘These past three weeks I’ve realized something…’

‘And that is?’ he moved forward.

‘I’ve realized that…’ I step back. He keeps on moving forward.

‘That?’

I stop. We were inches from each other. ‘I’m nothing without you.’ I said honestly.

For a moment he stared at me as if he can’t believed his ears.

I smiled at him. ‘Gareth will be forever in my heart.’ I said. ‘He has a certain place inside it but you occupied a bigger part of my heart. That’s why if you’ll leave me I’ll be nothing, I’ll be heartless…’ I touched his cheek. ‘I’m nothing without you.’

He laughed and hugged me tight. ‘I love you too…’ he said in my ears. He pulled back and slowly leaned forward and kissed me passionately, it was a kiss that made my knees weak and it made me sigh. I immediately melted with his kiss. I remembered something. I abruptly pulled my lips.

‘What?’ he asked.

I smiled at him. ‘What’s the best kiss for me? It is the one when I don’t want to stop but, I have to because I can’t help but smile…’ I said charmingly at him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled his head down. I was about to kiss Klive but we were interrupted. I immediately whirl around.

‘Finally!’ Katherine said smiling. Around her were Jake, Ethan, Janice, John and Alice. They were all smiling at us.

Klive looked at me.

I laugh. ‘I asked their helped. Ethan, Janice and I were the one who planned this ‘kidnapping’ and Mr. John and Ms. Alice execute it.’

‘You mean, you guys were-’

‘Sorry.’ John and Alice said in unison.

We all laughed at Klive’s reaction.

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‘Hi baby…’ I said looking intently at Gareth’s tombstone. ‘Sorry I haven’t visited you these past days.’ I looked at the guy standing next to me. Klive was quiet and frowning. I laugh and hugged his arm. ‘Hey…’ I said.

‘Sorry…’

I shook my head and watched him very closely.

‘Ticiatriz…’

‘Hmmm….’

‘You had mention about the letter Gareth gave you?’ he said. ‘I'm just curious...’

‘Oh that…’ I smiled at him. ‘He was just giving you his blessing, that’s all.’ I looked at Gareth’s tombstone.

We were both quiet for a while. I heard Klive cleared his throat. ‘Gareth,’ he said. ‘Thank you so much for giving Ticiatriz to me.’ He looked at me. ‘She’s the most treasure gift I’ve ever received. Thank you.’ He paused. ‘Don’t worry from now on; I’ll be taking care of her. I’ll never leave her alone and I’ll never make her cry. That’s a promise you can count on.’

I hugged him. ‘You better be!’ I said laughing. I rested my head on his chest for a while. I felt odd, like a cold body embracing me, something. I shiver involuntarily. Klive pulled back.

‘Are you okay?’ he looked at me intently.

‘Ye-’ I felt someone was kissing my cheek. Unconsciously I put my hand on it. Gareth… Was that Gareth?

‘Hey!’ Klive called my attention. ‘Are you okay? You should wear thick clothes at this temperature. You’re going to catch cold.’ He tidied my scarf.

I looked contently at him. ‘Klive, I love you…’ I said.

He chuckle. ‘I love you too.’ He hold my hand, interlock his fingers to mine and slowly he raise our hands towards his lips. He kissed my hand and smiled at the engagement ring at my ring finger. ‘I’m nothing without you.’ He said sincerely.

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